Rachael McLean
Biographic Data
| ID | 5577799 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachael McLean |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachael |
| FAMILY NAME | McLean |
| SIGNATURE | MCLEAN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Otago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0005-328X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
BMI-z score trajectories of Indonesian children and adolescents between 1993 and 2014 and associated risk factors
Objectives: To identify trajectories of Indonesian children and adolescent’s BMI-z scores between 1993 and 2014, examine whether the pattern differs by sex and assess associations with host, agent and environmental factors. Design: Longitudinal data were from the Indonesian Family Life Survey with up to five measurements of height and weight. Group-based trajectory models investigated changes in BMI-z score across time; differences by sex were in…
Trends in BMI of Indonesian adults between 1993 and 2014
Objective: To examine the trajectories of BMI in Indonesian adults from 1993 to 2014, investigating different patterns by sex and birth cohort. Design: Longitudinal study: secondary data analysis of the Indonesian Family Life Survey, a large-scale population-based longitudinal study, had their height and weight measured up to five times throughout the 21-year study period (1993–2014). The change in BMI across time was estimated using group-based …
Incorporating a gender lens into nutrition and health-related policies in Fiji
There is considerable scope for greater inclusion of gender in nutrition and health-related policies in Fiji. This could be done by: 1) framing gender considerations in ways that are actionable and inclusive of a range of gender identities; 2) undertaking advocacy through actor networks to highlight the need for gender-responsive nutrition and health-related policies for key stakeholder groups; 3) ensuring that data collected to monitor policy im…
Gender roles, generational changes and environmental challenges
Objective: To investigate perceptions of iTaukei Fijian women and men around diet and the ability to consume a healthy diet. Design: Six focus groups were conducted with women and men separately. Six to ten women and men participated in each group. Discussions were recorded, transcribed, translated and thematically analysed. Themes were mapped to an intersectionality framework to aid interpretation. Setting: Four villages in Viti Levu, Fiji. Part…
Sodium in commonly consumed fast foods in New Zealand
Objective (i) To determine the Na content of commonly consumed fast foods in New Zealand and (ii) to estimate Na intake from savoury fast foods for the New Zealand adult population. Design Commonly consumed fast foods were identified from the 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey. Na values from all savoury fast foods from chain restaurants ( n 471) were obtained from nutrition information on company websites, while the twelve most popular f…
Tick front-of-pack label has a positive nutritional impact on foods sold in New Zealand
Objective Nutritional impact of the Tick front-of-pack labelling programme was evaluated by investigating nutrient changes to the purchased food supply and the nutritional quality of Tick v . non-Tick products. Factors influencing manufacturers’ decisions to develop and license Tick products were also explored. Design Observational, cross-sectional and change over time data. Setting New Zealand food supply, 2011–2013. Subjects Forty-five newly li…
Sodium reduction in New Zealand requires major behaviour change
Sodium and nutrition labelling
Objective Dietary sodium reduction is an important public health intervention that would reduce blood pressure and chronic disease. An understanding of how New Zealand consumers’ food purchasing behaviour is influenced by perceptions of dietary sodium will inform future sodium-reduction strategies. Design The present qualitative study used in-depth interviews of adult consumers to explore consumer knowledge, understanding of food labels and food …
Consuming calories and creating cavities
Effects of alternative label formats on choice of high- and low-sodium products in a New Zealand population sample
Objective Dietary sodium reduction is a cost-effective public health intervention to reduce chronic disease. In response to calls for further research into front-of-pack labelling systems, we examined how alternative sodium nutrition label formats and nutrition claims influenced consumers’ choice behaviour and whether consumers with or without a diagnosis of hypertension differed in their choice patterns. Design An anonymous online experiment in …
"Healthy Eating - Healthy Action"
This paper outlines our approach to evaluating a complex national health promotion strategy. Not only does the Evaluation have the potential to identify interventions that could be adopted internationally, but also the development of the Evaluation design can inform other complex evaluations
"Healthy Eating - Healthy Action"
This paper outlines our approach to evaluating a complex national health promotion strategy. Not only does the Evaluation have the potential to identify interventions that could be adopted internationally, but also the development of the Evaluation design can inform other complex evaluations
Effects of alternative label formats on choice of high- and low-sodium products in a New Zealand population sample
Objective Dietary sodium reduction is a cost-effective public health intervention to reduce chronic disease. In response to calls for further research into front-of-pack labelling systems, we examined how alternative sodium nutrition label formats and nutrition claims influenced consumers’ choice behaviour and whether consumers with or without a diagnosis of hypertension differed in their choice patterns. Design An anonymous online experiment in …
Sodium and nutrition labelling
Objective Dietary sodium reduction is an important public health intervention that would reduce blood pressure and chronic disease. An understanding of how New Zealand consumers’ food purchasing behaviour is influenced by perceptions of dietary sodium will inform future sodium-reduction strategies. Design The present qualitative study used in-depth interviews of adult consumers to explore consumer knowledge, understanding of food labels and food …
Consuming calories and creating cavities
Sodium in commonly consumed fast foods in New Zealand
Objective (i) To determine the Na content of commonly consumed fast foods in New Zealand and (ii) to estimate Na intake from savoury fast foods for the New Zealand adult population. Design Commonly consumed fast foods were identified from the 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey. Na values from all savoury fast foods from chain restaurants ( n 471) were obtained from nutrition information on company websites, while the twelve most popular f…
Tick front-of-pack label has a positive nutritional impact on foods sold in New Zealand
Objective Nutritional impact of the Tick front-of-pack labelling programme was evaluated by investigating nutrient changes to the purchased food supply and the nutritional quality of Tick v . non-Tick products. Factors influencing manufacturers’ decisions to develop and license Tick products were also explored. Design Observational, cross-sectional and change over time data. Setting New Zealand food supply, 2011–2013. Subjects Forty-five newly li…
Sodium reduction in New Zealand requires major behaviour change
Incorporating a gender lens into nutrition and health-related policies in Fiji
There is considerable scope for greater inclusion of gender in nutrition and health-related policies in Fiji. This could be done by: 1) framing gender considerations in ways that are actionable and inclusive of a range of gender identities; 2) undertaking advocacy through actor networks to highlight the need for gender-responsive nutrition and health-related policies for key stakeholder groups; 3) ensuring that data collected to monitor policy im…
Gender roles, generational changes and environmental challenges
Objective: To investigate perceptions of iTaukei Fijian women and men around diet and the ability to consume a healthy diet. Design: Six focus groups were conducted with women and men separately. Six to ten women and men participated in each group. Discussions were recorded, transcribed, translated and thematically analysed. Themes were mapped to an intersectionality framework to aid interpretation. Setting: Four villages in Viti Levu, Fiji. Part…
Trends in BMI of Indonesian adults between 1993 and 2014
Objective: To examine the trajectories of BMI in Indonesian adults from 1993 to 2014, investigating different patterns by sex and birth cohort. Design: Longitudinal study: secondary data analysis of the Indonesian Family Life Survey, a large-scale population-based longitudinal study, had their height and weight measured up to five times throughout the 21-year study period (1993–2014). The change in BMI across time was estimated using group-based …
BMI-z score trajectories of Indonesian children and adolescents between 1993 and 2014 and associated risk factors
Objectives: To identify trajectories of Indonesian children and adolescent’s BMI-z scores between 1993 and 2014, examine whether the pattern differs by sex and assess associations with host, agent and environmental factors. Design: Longitudinal data were from the Indonesian Family Life Survey with up to five measurements of height and weight. Group-based trajectory models investigated changes in BMI-z score across time; differences by sex were in…
Medicine (10 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Nutritional Studies and Diet (5 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Public health (4 works)